Coffee significantly reduces the risk of cancer in women “if enough is drunk”

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Coffee can reduce the risk of endometrial cancer by almost a third if is drunk in sufficient quantity, this was shown by the study of the Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Endometrial cancer is a common form of uterine cancer, it is characterized by the development of a malignant tumor in the mucous membrane of the uterus. The exact cause of this type of cancer is still unknown, but on the other hand, scientists have found out what women can do to prevent the disease.

Specialists of the Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology concluded that an effective organic method prevention of endometrial cancer is the use of coffee.

“Women who drink the most coffee have a 29% lower risk of developing endometrial cancer than those who drink it little, rarely or never” there is at all”, – this is their summary.

Preliminarily, Japanese doctors analyzed 24 studies that studied the effects associated with the use of coffee. In total, they contained data on more than 699,000 men.

Scientists did not name the specific number of cups of coffee that women should drink. But it is believed that the consumption of the drink should not significantly exceed 400 mg per day – this is about four cups of coffee.

Researchers explain the anti-cancer effect of coffee by the action of its chemical components, including catechins, caffeine, ferulic and coumaric acids. All of them are phenolic compounds that have pronounced antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.